Marc Cardona

Marc Cardona
Personal information
Full name Marc Cardona Rovira
Date of birth (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Eibar
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 7
Youth career
San Benito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sanluqueño B 24 (11)
2014–2016 Sanluqueño 43 (20)
2016–2018 Barcelona B 54 (22)
2016– Barcelona 0 (0)
2018– → Eibar (loan) 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2018

Marc Cardona Rovira (born 8 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Eibar on loan from FC Barcelona as a striker.

Club career

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Cardona represented San Benito CF as a youth.[1] In 2014, he joined Atlético Sanluqueño CF, and made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 by coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–3 Tercera División away loss against CD Alcalá.

Cardona appeared rarely for the first team during his first season, being regularly used with the reserves in Primera Andaluza. In his second, he was a key unit in Sanluqueño's promotion to Segunda División B, scoring a career-best 20 goals; highlights included a hat-trick in a 5–1 home routing of Sevilla FC C on 24 January 2016.[2]

On 29 June 2016, Cardona joined FC Barcelona, being immediately assigned to the reserves in the third division.[3] He made his debut for Barça B on 20 August, scoring all his team's goals in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Saguntino.[4]

Cardona made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, replacing fellow debutant Carles Aleñá in a 1–1 away draw against Hércules CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He made his UEFA Champions League debut six days later, as a 74th-minute substitute for goalscorer Arda Turan in a 4–0 home routing of Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6]

Cardona helped the B-side achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2017 by scoring 15 goals. He played his first match in the second division on 19 August of that year, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid.[7]

On 19 July 2018, Cardona was loaned to La Liga side SD Eibar for one year, with a buyout clause.[8] He made his debut in the category on 31 August, starting and netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Real Sociedad.[9]

Career statistics

As of 2 June 2018[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanluqueño B 2014–15 Primera Andaluza 2411—2411
Sanluqueño 2014–15 Tercera División 71—71
2015–16 3619—5[lower-alpha 1]14120
Total 4320—514821
Barcelona B 2016–17 Segunda División B 2515—6[lower-alpha 2]23117
2017–18 Segunda División 297—297
Total 5422—626024
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 00101[lower-alpha 3]00020
Career total 12153101011313456
  1. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in Tercera División play-offs
  2. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in Segunda División B play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "Del Sanluqueño a la 'Champions' con el FC Barcelona" [From Sanluqueño to 'Champions' with FC Barcelona] (in Spanish). La Voz de Cádiz. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marc Cardona, de la Primera Andaluza a la Champions a base de goles" [Marc Cardona, from Primera Andaluza to Champions based on goals] (in Spanish). Sport. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Agreement to sign Varo, Martínez and Cardona to FC Barcelona B". FC Barcelona. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Barcelona B v Atlético Saguntino: Convincing start (3–1)". FC Barcelona. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Otro petardazo del Barça" [Another firecracker from Barça] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Arda treble inspires Barcelona to Mönchengladbach win". UEFA.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Marc Cardona, segunda incorporación del Eibar" [Marc Cardona, second addition of Eibar] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ipurua continua inexpugnable" [Ipurua remains impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Marc Cardona at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Marc Cardona at La Preferente. Retrieved 4 April 2017. (in Spanish)
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